Announcements
AAS & UC Santa Cruz to Expand Osterbrock Leadership Program for Graduate Students
23 Apr 2020
Astronomy departments at US universities have a new opportunity to train graduate students in leadership skills in collaboration with the Osterbrock Leadership Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Get the Hubble Deep Field eBook for Free!
23 Apr 2020
To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 30th anniversary, the AAS and IOP Publishing are making Robert Williams's ebook Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe available for free on 24-25 April 2020!
AAS Member Avi Loeb to Join White House Science Advisory Panel
22 Apr 2020
Abraham Loeb (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) will be nominated to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
CatWISE2020 Catalog Now Available
22 Apr 2020
The CatWISE2020 Catalog consists of 1,890,715,640 sources measured in data collected from 2010 to 2018. The catalog is now available at NERSC and will be available in the next few weeks via IRSA.
Flattening the Curve at the AAS
22 Apr 2020
AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel provides a status report on Society activities and programs as of mid-April, while we're still under lockdown, working remotely, and looking ahead to a dynamic virtual summer meeting.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 5-18 April 2020
21 Apr 2020
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
AAS-IOP eBooks Collection Is Growing!
17 Apr 2020
The AAS and Institute of Physics have now published 16 ebooks in astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary science by influential authors from around the globe. Have an idea for an ebook? We'd love to hear from you!
James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 Call for Proposals Still Open But Delayed
15 Apr 2020
The JWST Cycle 1 call for proposals for general observers and archival researchers remains open, but in light of the disruption caused by COVID-19, the proposal deadline has been extended indefinitely for now.
How the AAS Will Organize a Virtual Scientific Conference
9 Apr 2020
Executive Officer Kevin Marvel describes some of the tools we plan to use for our virtual 236th meeting and how those tools will enable us to conduct a remarkably complete summer meeting online rather than in person.
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week 19-26 April
9 Apr 2020
IDSW 2020 encourages us to consider the role of the star-filled night sky in our lives. Invite your family and friends to join this online celebration featuring live presentations from champions of the night!
New Livestream Events from Sky & Telescope
8 Apr 2020
To help astronomy clubs and other organizations spread the word about their online events, Sky & Telescope has added a new livestream category to their event calendar.
AAS Journal Editors Meet via Zoom
8 Apr 2020
The AAS journal editors and supporting staff members met virtually to discuss the status of the journals and lessons learned, and to strategize for the future.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 22 March - 4 April 2020
8 Apr 2020
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Getting Real About Going Virtual
9 Apr 2020
AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel comments on the April meeting of the Board of Trustees, at which the decision was made to proceed with a virtual summer meeting in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 Response from NASA
7 Apr 2020
Looking for information regarding NASA's response to COVID-19? You can find some useful resources on this page.